Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 25 degrees, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. Today has been another productive day, with classes, exercise, journaling and blog posts…
Friday, the 23rd of August 2024: “Reflection and Solitude”!!!
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 35 degrees, very hot, sunny and clear blue sky. It is Friday. I am tired, and Yasmin and Nalva have…
Thursday, the 26th of December 2024: “Julie’s Arrival in Rio”!!!
Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 30 degrees, hot, sticky, overcast and with rain. It is the 26th, which is Boxing Day in England. Julie…
Tuesday, the 20th of January 2026: “Ageing and Its Consequences”!!!
Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 26 degrees, hot, humid, overcast and with showers. Today is a bank holiday in Rio. I think it’s either…
Tuesday, the 27th of May 2025: “Learning From Mr Musk”!!!
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 27 degrees, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is almost the middle of the week, and I am firing on…
Friday, the 26th of July 2024: “The Storms We Face”!!!
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 28 degrees, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Friday, and it has been a relatively busy week with its…
Sunday, the 17th of November 2024: “Rio’s G20 Summit”!!!
Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 27 degrees, hot, a little humid and overcast. It is Sunday; all preparations for the G20 summit are in…
Wednesday, the 11th of December 2024: “Anticipating Julie’s Arrival”!!!
Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 27 degrees, hot, overcast and with showers. It’s Wednesday, and in just over two weeks, Julie will be arriving…
Saturday, the 18th of October 2025: “One of Brazil’s Hard Realities”!!!
Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 29 degrees, hot, and overcast. It’s Saturday, and I’m alone this weekend. Yasmin isn’t with me, so this is…
Monday, the 10th of March 2025: “Brazil: My Stripper Girlfriend”!!!
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 32 degrees, hot, sunny, sticky and slightly overcast. Happy New Year. In Brazil, it is a new year, the first…